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DFW Group eNewsletter March 2019 |
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Sri Sri Yukteswar and Paramahansa Yogananda 1935 Calcutta, India
"The Lord is all around, but you don't feel Him. And you cannot feel Him, within or without, until you remove the lid of ignorance and merge your consciousness with His, to discover Him within yourself. If you sink in material desire you will suffocate. if you sink in the ocean of God you will live forevermore."--Paramahansa Yogananda Man's Eternal Quest Self-Realization Publishers
"The heart's natural love is the principal requisite to attain a holy life. When this love, the heavenly gift of Nature, appears in the heart, it removes all causes of excitation from the system and cools it down to a perfectly normal state; and, invigorating the vital powers, expels all foreign matters--the germs of diseases-- by natural ways (perspiration and so forth). It thereby makes man perfectly healthy in body and mind, and enables him to understand properly the guidance of Nature.
When this love becomes developed in man it makes him able to understand the real position of his own Self as well as of others surrounding him." --Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri The Holy Science Self-Realization Publishers |
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Special Commemoration Services for March 2019
Paramahansa Yogananda Mahasamadhi Commemoration Ceremony
Thursday, March 7th we will hold a Mahasamadhi Commemoration Service for Paramahansa Yogananda starting at 8:00 PM.
Please bring a flower or flowers as a symbol of devotion to God and Guru. The devotee should not smell the flower(s) thus "taking" the scent for one's self a part of the gift meant for God. Also please bring a devotion in an envelope (provided) as a symbol of loyalty and faithfulness to the cause of SRF.
Chapel doors will open at 7:30 for those who wish to arrive early.
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Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi Commemoration Ceremony
Saturday, March 9th we will hold a Mahasamadhi Commemoration Service for Sri Yukteswar at 7:00 pm.
Please bring a flower or flowers as a symbol of devotion to God and Guru. The devotee should not smell the flower(s) thus "taking" the scent for one's self a part of the gift meant for God. Also please bring a devotion in an envelope (provided) as a symbol of loyalty and faithfulness to the cause of SRF.
Chapel doors will open at 6:30 for those who wish to arrive early.
Please note different start times for each Ceremony because of the weekend. |
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Kirtan and Social Event
Our Meditation/Kirtan/Social event is Saturday, March 2, 2019.
The schedule for this day is as follows:
9:00 - 10:30 Meditation 10:30 - 10:45 Kirtan setup 10:45 - 12:00 Kirtan 12:00pm - Social
Please come and join us for this enjoyable event at our Chapel. You may join us for any or all parts of the days activities. |
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Daylight Saving Time Begins
Please remember to set your clocks forward 1 hour by 2:00 am on Sunday, March 10. |
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Chapel 2020 Building Fund
Our Local Building Fund donations in February pushed us over $300,000. The fund is held by Mother Center and is under their tax exempt status. We receive an accounting of the updated balance periodically from Center Department.
Thank you for your continued support of our local Building Fund. It is supported entirely by generous donations.
We have an LTPC (Long Term Planning Committee) committee consisting of John Salih, Chairman, Khraish Khraish, and Chandra McCormack. They evaluate the potential properties that are brought to their attention for analysis of suitability for our needs. These properties are found by devotees who spot properties they happen to see while out doing their normal activities and by two devotees who have access to specialized real estate databases. Of main consideration are the monthly cost requirements for upkeep and maintenance that our group can afford at the present time. Mother Center will not allow a group to be overburdened with debt as that is contrary to our main purpose, which is meditation on God and Guru. |
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Lake Texoma Spring Retreat
Mark you calendars for our Spring All Day Retreat at Lake Texoma. The date will be Saturday, May 18th, 2019.
All who have attended this wonderful day of peaceful reflection on the teachings of our Guru come away refreshed and renewed with purpose. Events include meditation, selections from SRF ministers talks, Kirtan, free time, Energization Exercises, and wonderful vegetarian food |
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Annual Calendar
Our DFW-SRF website Monthly Calendar has been completed for the year. Please visit it often to view our latest activities. New events come up or change periodically and we will update the calendar and announce these at our services. |
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DFW-SRF Sunday 11:00 am Readings Service Topics - March 3 Guru: Channel of Eternal Blessings
- March 10 Awaken Your Power to Be Happy
- March 17 The Meaning of Reincarnation
- March 24 Get Acquainted with God
- March 31 Healing by Knowing the Nature of Creation
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Dallas Fort Worth Meditation Group Services
Please join us for our services at any of these times:Wednesday evening Meditation Service at 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday morning 3 hour Meditation Service at 9:00 -12:00 pm
(Please enter and leave on the hour while chants are playing.)
Sunday morning Meditation Service at 10:00 am -10:45 am
Sunday morning Reading Service at 11:00 am -12:00 pm
Sunday School for children ages 5 to 12 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm.
Service for Teens. The 1st Sunday of every month at 11:00 am.
Please note that the chapel is only open during the above times.
More information about our services is on the DFW Meditation Group Website. As the official branch of SRF in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, our meditation group has been meeting continuously since 1972. Our History.Email: connect@srfdallasfortworth.org
Phone: (972) 294-7161
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For those who are new to Self-Realization FellowshipSelf-Realization Fellowship (SRF) has more than 500 temples, retreats, ashrams and meditation centers around the world offering all interested seekers the opportunity to come together to experience the power of group meditations. Additional information about meditation with videos and the world wide work of SRF can be found on the international web site;Self-Realization Fellowship |
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